1- Department of Microbiology, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran 2- School Medicine, Tonekabon Tonekabon, 3- Laboratory Sciences Research Center, Golestan University Medical Sciences, 4- Biotechnology, Allied Tehran, 5- Biology, 6- Biochemistry, Kavosh Pathobiology and Genetic Laboratory, , [email protected]

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background : studies have shown a gradual decline in empathy of medical trainees with increasing years of education. methods to augment empathy show some promise, but the most effective methods are both expensive and time consuming.to assess effectiveness of communication skills training program as a distant learning method in improving empathy.   method s: fourteen first year residents of psyc...

APRIL 2005 135 BUMC PROCEEDINGS 2005;18:134–137 Genetic counseling deals with the “human problems associated with the occurrence, or the risk of occurrence, of a genetic disorder in the family” (1). Genetic counseling is essentially a communication process—about medical facts, the contribution of heredity to certain conditions, the interpretation of test results, and the options available. It a...

background: behavioral risk factors are responsible for a substantial portion of chronic disease. educating patients is a professional responsibility of medical practitioners. however, it has been observed that physicians did not practice what they preach. we aimed to study whether medical colleges inculcate health‑promoting lifestyle among medical students during their stay in medical colleges...

Reports from geneticists have stated that prospective adoptive parents and adoption agencies are requesting a wider range of genetic tests before, during, or immediately after the adoption process. It is possible that certain children who are determined to have various harmful or undesirable genetic predispositions or characteristics will have a difficult time being adopted or, if adopted, will...

Cancer genetic counsellors typically work in hospitals and participate in multidisciplinary clinical teams. However, in their training, genetic counsellors seldom have much exposure to the medical environments in which their clients receive their cancer treatment. Although there is a general understanding about screening, learning a diagnosis, surgical, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy treatments...

Introduction This study is an effort to diagnose breast cancer by processing the quantitative and qualitative information obtained from medical infrared imaging. The medical infrared imaging is free from any harmful radiation and it is one of the best advantages of the proposed method. By analyzing this information, the best diagnostic parameters among the available parameters are selected and ...

In Israel, genetic screening and testing are widespread and are on the rise. The socialized medical system, the governmental National Program for the Detection and Prevention of Birth Defects, the central registry of genetic disorders, and the availability of medical genetic units influence the extensive utilization of genetic services. Israeli society is a complex one-ethnically, religiously, ...

The prevalence of paternal and maternal genetic conditions that affect pregnancy varies according to many factors that include parental age, medical history, and family history. Although some genetic conditions that affect pregnancy are identified easily early in life, other conditions are not and may require additional diagnostic testing. A complete 3-generation family medical history that inc...